Golf-club



W. F. REACH GOLF CLUB. APPLICATION FILED AUG-23, 1919.

1,337,95 Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM F. REACH, OF CHICOPEE, MASfiACHUSE'ITS, ASSIGNOR TO A. G.SPALDING & 1330s., OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEWJERSEY.

GOLF-CLUB.

Application filed August 23, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM F. REACH, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Chicopee, Massachusetts, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Golf-Clubs, of which the following is aspecification.

My present invention relates to improvements in golf clubs and moreparticularly to what is known as the dead stop club which is designed toimpart a back spin to the ball when struck so that it will have aminimum amount of roll after striking the ground which is speciallydesirable in approaching putting greens which are closely guarded bytraps.

It will be understood that in making such approaches there are two typesof strokes or shots, one where the club head passes through beneath theball in the exact line of play, and the other what is known as the cutshot when the club is drawn across the ball at an angle to the line ofplay.

The object of the present invention is to provide a club which will beeffective for imparting a backward spin to the ball whether struck bythe direct or cut shot or stroke. The invention also aims to provide aconstruction which will eliminate sharp corners tending to mar or injurethe shafts and grips of other clubs carried in the same ba To this endthe invention includes the novel construction hereinafter described andparticularly defined by the appended claim.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which-Figure 1 is a face view of a club head constructed according to one formof my invention.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a face view of a modified form.

Referring by reference characters to this drawing the numeral 1designates the club head having a shank for attachment of the customaryhandle and which may be of Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

Serial No. 319,363.

the usual outline or shape. The face of the club is provided with ribs 1and intervening grooves 1 providing a corrugated face, and thesecorrugations are of wave line form or of a compound or ogee curve.

In the form shown in Fig. 1 the corrugations are curved upwardly fromthe heel for a suitable distance and then curved downwardly until theyapproach the outer end of the club head when they again curve upwardly.

In the form shown in Fig. 3 the reverse is true, the corrugations firstcurving downwardly as they recede from the heel, then straightening outfor a distance, and finally again curving downwardly.

The three usual lines of travel of the ball relative to the face of theclub, dependent on whether the ball is struck nearer to or farther fromthe heel are indicated by the dotted lines a-a, a -a and a a -and theline of travel of the ball across the face of the club in the straightshot by the dotted line .7)b, in each figure.

Thus it will be seen that no matter which type of shot or stroke is usedthe ball will have imparted thereto a maximum spin by reason of itshaving traveled across the face of the club at approximately rightangles to the line of scoring or corrugation.

To prevent injury to the grips and shafts of other clubs carried in thesame bag, I terminate the corrugations short of the edges of the club,providing a continuous marginal flange 3 into which the ribs merge.

Thereby I eliminate the sharp corners which are formed when thecorrugations extend to the extreme edge of the club.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

A golf club head having a striking face provided with corrugationsextending on a compound or ogee curve.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

WILLIAM F. REACH.

